Real Madrid 2-0 Getafe: Bellingham and Mbappe on target as Los Blancos apply pressure on Barca

Real Madrid closed the gap on LaLiga leaders Barcelona to one point after a 2-0 win over Getafe on Sunday.

Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé were on target in the first half for Carlo Ancelotti's team, who still have a game in hand at the Blaugrana.

After Barca's 2-1 defeat to Las Palmas on Saturday, Los Blancos broke the deadlock from the penalty spot after half an hour at the Santiago Bernabeu.

With Mbappe failing from twelve yards against Liverpool in midweek, Bellingham made no mistake after Allan Nyom was penalized for a foul on Antonio Rudiger.

Bellingham then turned supplier as Madrid doubled their lead eight minutes later by finding the France captain, who smashed the ball home from outside the penalty area for his tenth goal of the season.

While Madrid, who recorded three clean sheets in a row for the first time this season, maintain the pressure on Barcelona at the LaLiga summit, Getafe have slipped to 17th place, with only goal difference keeping them out of the relegation zone.

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Madrid have now won each of their last 16 LaLiga home games against Getafe. It is their most consecutive wins over a single opponent in the division.

Bellingham got the ball rolling from the penalty spot, where he boasts a 100% record (four out of four) in the five major European leagues.

Mbappe gave Los Blancos breathing space with his fifth home league goal of the season, with only Osasuna's Ante Budimir (six) bettering that tally.